Got these in the last few weeks but only took photos today. Here's one of my favorite from the junk bin: Fiji 1958 Florin I don't normally see Fiji coins in junk bins. Probably worth a couple bucks. The rest are not junk bin. (I only wish!) Romania, 100,000 Lei, 1946 From the oddball period after WW2 when Romania was both a monarchy and a Communist state. The king was forced into exile the next year. More in a bit.
Nice - the Fijian one was probably in a junk bin because, unlike the earlier stuff, it's a reasonably high mintage and is also cupronickel. I like the design.
Malawa 1 Kwacha 1971 This is a nice big Cu-Ni coin at 28 g, 39 mm. Color is surprisingly copper-ish. Cost $2, which seems to have been a good deal. 20,000 mintage. The decimal Kwacha replaced the Malawian Pound in 1971. Single-year type, circulating commemorative. Jersey 1/12 Shilling 1960 Circulating commemorative of the 300th anniversary of the Accession of Charles II Apparently, Charles II stayed in Jersey for quite some time during the English Civil War. It's cool that it's a 1/12 shilling rather than just a penny.
Mongolia. These weren't very expensive ($1-2). Mongolia has a small population, so mintages aren't usually very large. The 50 is Cu-Ni and the 2 is aluminum. My kids are 1/16 Mongolian (from my wife's side, not mine), so I have a fondness for this country on the few occasions I see coins from there. Mongolia has used several different alphabets over the years depending on which power dominated over it. Mongolia 2 Möngö 1975 Mongolia 50 Möngö 1970
Jamaica 1987 50 cents. I think this was a junk bag pick. I got it to give to my youngest because I thought she would get a kick out of the decagonal shape. Democratic Republic of the Congo 50 Centimes 2002 (Non-circulating FAO commemorative) A two-headed coin, of a sort. $1 Vatican 1934 1 Lira Pius XI Year XIII. For some reason, I like early 20th Century Vatican coins. Mintages are often quite small. I think this one had 80,000, which is not too bad. One time I found a 1942 5 Centisimi which had a vintage of 5000. (below for comparison). I'm not sure why it's "1 Lire" instead of "1 Lira". I thought "Lire" was the plural? Anyway, I thought this was a handsome coin.
The last few are all Austria. Here's half of what's left: Austria 20 Kreuzer 1763 Prague. The previous owner's flip said Tyrol (Hall), but I think this is the Bohemia lion. Each version has a different shield and arms on the reverse. Austria 6 Kreuzer 1800 C (Prague) Austria 1879 2 Gulden Franz Joseph I Silver Wedding Jubilee
